I’ve joined the club. Not sure if I’ve played it at all but it looks good.

Yesterday I was browsing FB Marketplace and saw an ad for a $40 machine that had just gone up. Thought it would be a tabletop game - no, a Skateball! I inquired right away. Seller said it wasn’t working but I was the first interested person. The second offered $100 which I agreed to match. Picked it up a couple hours later (it was only a few miles away). Didn’t bother to try it until I got it set up at my place. Plugged it in - nothing. Turned on the switch-it starts right up. Played a game the best I could with broken rubbers.

It has some playfield wear and broken/missing plastics but after a shop job it should be a decent machine.

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Thanks. I’ve thrown on a few new rings so I could play it and it seems to be playing fine. The center drop target in the middle bank is broken but everything else seems okay.

Interestingly the manual says nothing about playfield pitch. Is 6 degrees reasonable?

I need to replace the battery. Some leakage which I’ll need to clean up.

Looking into free play options. Doesn’t look like this can be done with dip switches.

Needs cleaning but there’s a decent playfield under the dirt.

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Thanks for the tips. I did order a battery board from TNT which will get me to a safer and longer lasting CR2032 battery. I’ll clean it up and I think I’ll be okay.

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Sad to say I’m leaving the club. My plan was to get the game fixed up and keep it for a while but I got an offer I could not refuse from someone in South Carolina.

The game got shipped out Tuesday. I’ll miss it.